83_FR_49279 83 FR 49090 - National and Governmental Advisory Committees

83 FR 49090 - National and Governmental Advisory Committees

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

Page Range49090-49090
FR Document2018-21188

Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the he National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NAC/GAC members represent academia, business/industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The purpose of the meeting is for the NAC/GAC to provide advice on trade and environment issues related to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21188]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National and Governmental Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of 
a public meeting of the he National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the 
Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide advice 
to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, 
technology, and management issues. NAC/GAC members represent academia, 
business/industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and 
tribal governments. The purpose of the meeting is for the NAC/GAC to 
provide advice on trade and environment issues related to the North 
American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. A copy of the meeting 
agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 
2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST) and Thursday, October 11, 2018 
from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EST)

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sol of Tucson Hotel & 
Conference Center, 5655 W Valencia Rd., Tucson, Arizona 85757.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Program Analyst, 
carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, (202) 564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Resources, 
Operations and Management; Federal Advisory Committee Management 
Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to NAC/GAC should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 
carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by October 3rd. The meeting is open to the 
public, on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public 
wishing to participate in the meeting should contact Oscar Carrillo via 
email or by calling (202) 564-0347 no later than October 3rd. Oscar 
Carrillo has been designated signature authority by Monisha Harris, 
Director, Federal Advisory Committee Management Division.
    Meeting Access: Information regarding accessibility and/or 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to 
Oscar Carrillo at the email address or phone number listed above. To 
ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Oscar Carrillo,
Program Analyst.
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                                              49090                       Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 189 / Friday, September 28, 2018 / Notices

                                                 ICR status: This ICR is currently                      Estimated total number of potential                 public meeting of the he National
                                              scheduled to expire on April 30, 2019.                  respondents: 81.                                      Advisory Committee (NAC) and the
                                              An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,                     Frequency of response: Biannually.                  Governmental Advisory Committee
                                              and a person is not required to respond                   Estimated total average number of                   (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide
                                              to, a collection of information, unless it              responses for each respondent: 2.                     advice to the EPA Administrator on a
                                              displays a currently valid OMB control                    Estimated total annual burden hours:                broad range of environmental policy,
                                              number. The OMB control numbers for                     26,195 hours.                                         technology, and management issues.
                                              EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code                 Estimated total annual costs:                       NAC/GAC members represent academia,
                                              of Federal Regulations (CFR), after                     $2,102,179. There are no capital                      business/industry, non-governmental
                                              appearing in the Federal Register when                  investment or maintenance and                         organizations, and state, local and tribal
                                              approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,                  operational costs.                                    governments. The purpose of the
                                              are displayed either by publication in                                                                        meeting is for the NAC/GAC to provide
                                                                                                      III. Are there changes in the estimates
                                              the Federal Register or by other                                                                              advice on trade and environment issues
                                                                                                      from the last approval?
                                              appropriate means, such as on the                                                                             related to the North American
                                              related collection instrument or form, if                 There is no increase or decrease of the             Agreement on Environmental
                                              applicable. The display of OMB control                  PRA burden hours in the total estimated               Cooperation. A copy of the meeting
                                              numbers for certain EPA regulations is                  respondent burden compared with that                  agenda will be posted at https://
                                              consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.                          identified in the ICR currently approved              www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.
                                                 Abstract: This ICR documents the                     by OMB. However, there is an increase
                                                                                                      in EPA’s burden cost in this ICR relative             DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public
                                              Paperwork burden of the electronic
                                                                                                      to the previous ICR due to updating the               meeting on Wednesday, October 10,
                                              collection of information for the pre-
                                                                                                      wages (from 2012 to 2017) and using the               2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST)
                                              award burden activity for creating a
                                                                                                      fully loaded wage rate replacing the                  and Thursday, October 11, 2018 from
                                              work plan and the post-award and after-
                                                                                                      unloaded wage rate used in the current                9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EST)
                                              the-grant award activities related to
                                              reporting accomplishments to                            ICR. This change is a program                         ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at
                                              implement EPA’s Federal Insecticide,                    adjustment.                                           the Sol of Tucson Hotel & Conference
                                              Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)                  IV. What is the next step in the process              Center, 5655 W Valencia Rd., Tucson,
                                              State and Tribal Assistance Grant                       for this ICR?                                         Arizona 85757.
                                              (STAG) program (7 U.S.C. 136.u). This
                                                                                                        EPA will consider the comments                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              ICR augments the ICR entitled ‘‘EPA’s
                                                                                                      received and amend the ICR as                         Oscar Carrillo, Program Analyst,
                                              General Regulation for Assistance
                                                                                                      appropriate. The final ICR package will               carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, (202) 564–0347,
                                              Programs ICR’’ (EPA No. 0938.18; OMB
                                                                                                      then be submitted to OMB for review                   U.S. EPA, Office of Resources,
                                              No. 2030–0020) which accounts for the
                                                                                                      and approval pursuant to 5 CFR                        Operations and Management; Federal
                                              current PRA burden for the minimum
                                                                                                      1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal               Advisory Committee Management
                                              management requirements for all
                                                                                                      Register document pursuant to 5 CFR                   Division (MC1601M), 1200
                                              recipients of EPA grants or cooperative
                                                                                                      1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the                      Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
                                              agreements (assistance agreements).
                                                                                                      submission of the ICR to OMB and the                  DC 20460.
                                              This ICR renewal provides the burden
                                              assessment for the FIFRA program                        opportunity to submit additional                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Requests
                                              specific activities associated with using               comments to OMB. If you have any                      to make oral comments or to provide
                                              a standardized electronic format for                    questions about this ICR or the approval              written comments to NAC/GAC should
                                              only the STAG program reporting.                        process, please contact the person listed             be sent to Oscar Carrillo at
                                                 Burden statement: The annual public                  under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                         carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by October 3rd.
                                              reporting and recordkeeping burden for                  CONTACT.                                              The meeting is open to the public, on
                                              this collection of information is                         Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.                   a first-come, first-served basis. Members
                                              estimated to average 46.15 hours per                      Dated: September 13, 2018.                          of the public wishing to participate in
                                              response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR                    Charlotte Bertrand,
                                                                                                                                                            the meeting should contact Oscar
                                              1320.3(b).                                                                                                    Carrillo via email or by calling (202)
                                                                                                      Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
                                                 The ICR, which is available in the                   Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
                                                                                                                                                            564–0347 no later than October 3rd.
                                              docket along with other related                         Pollution Prevention.                                 Oscar Carrillo has been designated
                                              materials, provides a detailed                          [FR Doc. 2018–21190 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                            signature authority by Monisha Harris,
                                              explanation of the collection activities                                                                      Director, Federal Advisory Committee
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                                              and the burden estimate that is only                                                                          Management Division.
                                              briefly summarized here:                                                                                         Meeting Access: Information regarding
                                                 Respondents/affected entities: Entities              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              accessibility and/or accommodations for
                                              potentially affected by this ICR are state,             AGENCY                                                individuals with disabilities should be
                                              local governments, Indian tribes, and                                                                         directed to Oscar Carrillo at the email
                                              U.S. territories. Entities potentially                  [FRL–9984–42–OARM]
                                                                                                                                                            address or phone number listed above.
                                              affected by this ICR are grantees of                                                                          To ensure adequate time for processing,
                                                                                                      National and Governmental Advisory
                                              Federal funds participating in the                                                                            please make requests for
                                                                                                      Committees
                                              FIFRA and STAG program. The                                                                                   accommodations at least 10 days prior
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                                              corresponding North American Industry                   AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      to the meeting.
                                              Classification System (NAICS) Codes for                 Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                                                                              Dated: September 6, 2018.
                                              respondents include: 9241—                              ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
                                              Administration of Environmental                                                                               Oscar Carrillo,
                                                                                                      Committee meeting.
                                              Quality programs; 92115—American                                                                              Program Analyst.
                                              Indians and Alaska Native Tribal                        SUMMARY:Under the Federal Advisory                    [FR Doc. 2018–21188 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                              Governments.                                            Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe NAC/GAC will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST) and Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. (EST)
ContactOscar Carrillo, Program Analyst, [email protected], (202) 564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Resources, Operations and Management; Federal Advisory Committee Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
FR Citation83 FR 49090 

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